Bible Lexicons

εἴσειμι,

I inf. - ιέναι, serving as fut. to εἰσέρχομαι: impf. εἰσῄειν: — enter, go into, οὐδ' Ἀχιλῆος ὀφθαλμοὺς εἴσειμι I will not come before Achilles' eyes, Il. 24.463: more freq. with Preps., οὐκ εἴσειμι μετ' ἀνέρας Od. 18.184; παρὰ βασιλέα Hdt. 1.99; mostly with εἰς, ἐς τὸ μέγαρον ib. 65, etc.; πρός τινα S. Ph. 953, X. Cyr. 2.4.5; ἐσιέναι ἐς σπονδάς enter into a treaty, Th. 5.30: abs., τὸν εἰσιόντα μῆνα the ensuing month, And. 1.42; τὸν εἰσιόντα ἐνιαυτόν Arist. Ath. 31.2, cf. POxy. 1278.17 (iii A.D.), etc.

II of the Chorus or actors, come upon the stage, enter, Pl. Lg. 664c; τὸ τοὺς τυράννους..εἰσιέναι take the part of king, D. 19.247, cf. Lib. Or. 30.28.

III

1. of public speakers, come into the assembly, εἰς ἀγοράν D. 24.60; καθ' ὅτι ἂν ἐσίῃ ἡ πρεσβεία Th. 4.118; of judges, come into court, εἰ. κρινοῦντες D. 18.210.

2. of the parties to a lawsuit, come before the court, εἰς ὑμᾶς Antipho 5.80, etc.; εἰ. περί τινος D. 19.211; πρός τινα Id. 54.32.

3. of the charges or actions, ἡ δίκη εἰσῄει Isaiah 5:17; δίκας εἰσιέναι κατά τινος enter upon actions, D. 28.17, cf. Isa 8.44.

4. enter on an office, εἰς ἀρχήν D. 59.72; ὁ ἐσιών the new king, Hdt. 6.59.

1. metaph., come into one's mind, Ἀστυάγεα ἀνάγνωσις ἐσήιε Id. 1.116; καίτοι μ' ἐσῄει δεῖμα E. Or. 1668; ἔιεος εἰσῄει με Pl. Phd. 58e: c. dat., ἄιγος εἰσῄει φρενί E. IA 1580, cf. Pl. Phd. 59a; δέος τινὶ εἰσῄει περί τινος Id. R. 330d.

2. impers., εἰσῄει αὐτοὺς ὅπως ἂν.. they began to think how they might.., X. An. 5.9.17: c. inf., οὐδενὸς εἰσῄει μοι φθονεῖν D. 23.188. rarely of things, τὰ εἰσιόντα what enters into one, food, X. Cyr. 1.6.17.